Battle lines drawn in information Bill row

> After a five-month rest, the Vodacom Premier League ushers in a new season with six opening matches that will be played at different stadia in the country.

CCM and opposition poised for a bruising battle in several battleground constituencies

The stage is now set for a bruising battle between two rival parties as campaigns for Kalenga by-election kicks-off in style today.

Access to Information Bill withdrawn
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THE government has withdrawn the Access to Information Bill 2015 pending further deliberations by stakeholders. The bill was scheduled for the second reading during the ongoing 20th Parliamentary session here. “After carefully studying recommendations ...

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'Public debate needed on Information Bill'
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Media Owners Association of Tanzania Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi (C) chairs meeting on Access to Information Bill in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Media stakeholders want the planned second reading of the Access to Information Bill, 2015 postponed so that ...

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Ministry prepares access to public information bill
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A paper proposing a bill that will enact laws to allow the public and other stakeholders access to public information from public offices has been prepared. Constitutional and Legal Affairs minister Dr Asha-Rose Migiro said the government is committed to ...

>The government at last heeded to public outcry and dropped a plan to table two controversial information bills under a certificate of urgency that would have locked out views from key players.

A heated debate surfaced in Parliament on Friday night, forcing the session to be halted after opposition MPs battled it out with ministers over the Disaster Management Bill, 2014.

East African Legislative Assembly
East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, June 5, 2014: At the just ended Sixth meeting of the 2nd Session, EALA has granted Hon Dr James Ndahiro leave to introduce a Private Members’ Bill on Electronic transactions. The Bill is known as the EAC Electronic Transactions Bill, 2014. The object of this Bill is to make provision for the use, security, facilitation and regulation of electronic communications and transactions, to encourage the use of...